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SPCA Wildlife Center Caring for Over 120 Animals

The SPCA Wildlife Center has been the only full-service wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in Monterey County since 1982, rescuing over 2,500 injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals every year. Despite that, many locals say “I didn’t know this amazing place existed” and don’t know where to turn during the stressful, emotional time when they find a wild animal in distress. The SPCA Wildlife Center is asking for your help getting the word out about their rescue and rehabilitation services so more injured, orphaned, and sick wild animals can be saved. The SPCA Wildlife Center is currently caring for more than 120 wild patients, including a juvenile coyote (picture attached). The young coyote was found at Second Avenue and Lightfighter in Fort Ord dragging her back legs and was unable to move well. She had likely been hit by a car. SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Technicians gave her fluids and pain medication on intake, and slowly started her on soft, palatable foods to regain her strength. Over the next couple days, the SPCA's skilled team ran diagnostics, including a fecal, blood draw, and radiographs to determine her injuries. They started to see improvement during her third day in care with continued improvement after one full week. She is currently outside in a safe wildlife enclosure so that she can get exercise and build muscle tone. The SPCA is hopeful that she will continue to improve and be released back into the wild. Sadly, despite their best efforts, the scrub-jay mentioned on NextDoor died from his injuries, but he was made comfortable with pain medication, fluids, warmth, and care and did not have to spend his last hours in pain and suffering. The NextDoor poster was thankful to hear that the SPCA tried, and that the scrub-jay was given a compassionate end to his life. To support the SPCA's work, please visit www.SPCAmc.org/donate. The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is the only full service wildlife rehabilitation center serving Monterey County. They operate under permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Your support is extremely important to them as we do not receive funding from any federal, state or local government agency. Each year, The SPCA Wildlife Center admits over 2,500 animals for treatment and care. The SPCA of Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. Online: www.SPCAmc.org Facebook: /SPCAmc Instagram: @SPCAmc Twitter: @SPCAmc

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